VIDEO: Hundreds turn out to “Mow Down Pollution”
May 19, 2012 | 11:46 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
County residents traded in their old, gas powered lawn mowers for new, zero-emission models.
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County Helps Businesses Go Green, Recycle Fluorescent Lights
May 3, 2012 | 11:22 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
NOTE: PROGRAM HAS NOW ENDED AND THE GRANTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
County officials are reminding small business owners that they can still get free “mail-back” recycling kits to help them legally recycle their old fluorescent lights, thanks to the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) and a federal grant.
Recycle Old Tires for Free, Help the Environment April 14 in Alpine
Apr. 4, 2012 | 11:29 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Residents of Alpine, Pine Valley and unincorporated communities can get rid of their old tires for free — and help the environment, their neighborhoods and local roads at the same time — by recycling them April 14 at a “Tire Amnesty Day” event in Alpine.
Make Sure You Get What You Pay For at the Store
Mar. 5, 2012 | 2:10 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Think you’re overcharged or undercharged more often when shopping? See what the County found in annual inspection results.
Free Tire Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste Collection in Valley Center March 10
Feb. 16, 2012 | 11:13 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County of San Diego will help unincorporated residents put a little spring into their cleaning March 10 by holding a special recycling event in Valley Center where people can safely get rid of old tires, household hazardous wastes, unwanted medicines, household medical “sharps” such as needles and lancets, old TVs and computer monitors.
Auction Set for February 18
Feb. 13, 2012 | 12:10 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A Cadillac, computers, and a crystal set are among the hundreds of items to be sold to the highest bidder this Saturday.
Bidding Brisk at County Auction in Ramona Saturday
Feb. 6, 2012 | 2:43 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Not a single computer or lone Crown Vic remained after zealous bidders bought every piece of surplus government property for sale at the Ramona Rodeo Grounds Saturday.